[Dave Friend]

Bob,

AFAIK, you will have to make a disc image file for DVDD use for writing to DVD.

DVDD can extract an iso image from your original disc. Use the ISO Read mode to extract the image and the ISO Write mode to select an image to burn to disc.

Since you already have the folder set (via DVDD File mode I assume) you could probably use Nero (or other burning application if you’ve got one) to create a DVD image (iso) file.

Hope this helps.

Dave

[Dave Friend]

Mike,

I suggest reposting you question on the COW’s Matrox Editing Forum. There are Axio users there that will be happy to report.

Dave

[Dave Friend]

[Bob Cole] “Can I create a dual-layer DVD master (assuming I go out and go a dual layer DVD burner) which a replicator could handle?”

I have to ask if the disc will be replicated or will it be duplicated? Each word has a different meaning when speaking in terms of DVD manufacture. Replicating implies copies made from a glass (stamping) master and duplication implies copies made by recording (dubbing) on to recordable media.

The best compatibility is always achieved by replication. But for short runs replication is usually not cost effective.

You should talk with each facility under consideration about their ability to replicate or duplicate from a DL disc. My guess is that some of the better replicators may be able to take an image from the DL disc that can be used to create a glass master. I also think you will find that reputable facilities will tell you that duplication of DL discs is not recommended.

The plants that I have been dealing with lately are hesitant (to put it mildly) to duplicate DL. They will do it but will offer no warranty on the outcome.

Dave

[Dave Friend]

[Brian McGovern] “Why are there HD settings at 1090 width if we are stuck at 720 width?”

You are confusing High Def (HD) and Standard Def (SD) at 16:9. Your project is intended for standard def display – eg. letterboxed on a normal tv set?

Dave

[Dave Friend]

Ruby,

You can try holding back the burn speed to 1x when you create the disc. That sometimes helps make discs more compatible.

FWIW, I have a Toshiba (model # unknown) and it has a terrible time playing any DVD-R discs from any source. Heck, half the time is skips on brand-new store-bought Hollywood releases.

Dave

[Dave Friend]

Tim,

Memory use is controlled by the operating system. It is not divided up among the processors and any processor can access any memory location the OS can see. There are however several different methods a programmer can use to protect blocks of memory and, in effect, prevent other threads for accessing those memory locations. In practice, this is usually done only for very short periods while a thread is working with a chunk of memory. The tread will then release the blocking mechanism so that some other thread can then use that memory chunk.

Another point of interest regarding multithreading is that the programmer has no control over which processor is going to run which thread. The tread is created and set to running at which point the OS determines (for the most part) when and for how long it gets to use the processor. When the OS switches threads it is entirely possible that the just released thread will be on a different processor the next time it is allowed to run.

Multithreaded programming is quite a task as the programmer must keep in mind that the tread can be interrupted at any point in the code’s execution as the OS allocates time to other threads that are running.

For a very technical explanation from the programmers prospective, get your hands on a copy of Advanced Windows by Jeffrey Richter. Unless you have some sort of programming experience, expect most of the book to look like Greek.

Dave

[Dave Friend]

[Timothy Kurkoski] “Premiere Pro doesn’t have any built-in way to capture from HD-SDI,”

Most likely you would be copying the files right from the HR-1 to you PPro system via the Gigabit ethernet connection. Then import the files into a project.

[Timothy Kurkoski] “And as far as I can tell, it’s the Cineform module, and in their answer the audio capture wasn’t explained.”
Best I can determine by reading literature on the cineform and HR-1 websites it is creating avi files. By definition then the audio is interleaved with the video in the same file. I have to assume that the Cineform codec, as installed in PPro, understands and deals with the number of audio streams within the file. But hey! I’m making what is (at best) and educated guess.

Dave

[Dave Friend]

[Brian SaenzDeViteri] “As for HDV, this Cineform HR-1 isn’t an HDV recorder”

I see that now. It seems that I got confused by reading about the Cineform codecs and attributing it’s HDV capability with what the HR-1 could do. Perhaps the inclusion of a 1394 port had me thinking HTV too.

[Brian SaenzDeViteri] “I’m guessing I’ll have bring the video into the timeline, then bring each of the 6 mono tracks into the timeline individually, then select all 7 of the source clips (1 video, 6 audio) and group them together.”

Yes, that is what I was thinking. You could also create a sequence for each clip (with one video and six mono audio tracks) and use a nested sequence approach. This might make things difficult at times because a nested sequence is not viewed as a reference clip. That is to say, any change you make to a nested source will be reflected in every instance used in another sequence. That could become a pain in the butt.

Dave

[Dave Friend]

Brian,

My answers are based on assumptions not on actual experience. IOW, they are a “best guess.”

[Brian SaenzDeViteri] ” How does this audio import into Premiere?”
It would seem to me that it should behave much like what happens when you import a DV file but instead of using a stereo track it uses a 5.1 surround track. If you put one of these cineform clips into a sequence the audio would go to a 5.1 track. If the sequence does not have a 5.1 track then one will be added to the sequence and the audio will go there. To fully understand what 5.1 audio means in terms of PPro editing you should probably study the PPro User’s Manual. As you suspect, the same problems and limitations that you run into with two-channel (as opposed to stereo) field tapes in PPro would apply – only much more so because of the additional channels.

[Brian SaenzDeViteri] “is there any easy way to separate each of the 6-channels embedded audio channels into 6 separate mono audio tracks?”
PPro’s “Breakout to Mono Clips” command will turn the 5.1 sound into 6 mono audio clips. This adds work (potentially a lot of work!) if you want to keep the A/V sync relationship intact with the resultant clips.

BTW, as far as I know, HDV avi files only support two audio channels. So to make use of six audio channels you have to go to a “full” HD file format.

Anything useful so far?

Dave

[Dave Friend]

[JustAnotherGuy] “I can adjust the size of the image once its on the timeline, but that would take forever to do to hundreds of pictures.”

Guy,

Once you adjust the first image you try these steps:
1. select it
2. Right click and select copy from the popup menu
3. Select the track selection tool
4. Click on the first image to the right of the one you adjusted. This should select all clips on the rest of the timeline on that track.
5. Right click and choose “paste attributes” from the popup menu

The resize will be applied to all the selected clips. That didn’t take long did it?

Hope this helps.

Dave